Effect of Calcination Temperature on NO–CO Decomposition by Pd Catalyst Nanoparticles Supported on Alumina Nanofibers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Fabrication of PdCl2 Doped Aluminum Acetate/PVP Composite Submicron Fibers
2.3. Thermal Treatment of Electrospun PdO Doped Alumina Submicron Fibers
2.4. Preparation of Catalytic Fiber Media
2.5. Reduction
2.6. Catalytic Reaction Set up for NO Decomposition
2.7. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Scanning Electron Microscopy Study
3.2. Transmission Electron Microscopy Study (TEM)
3.3. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis
3.4. BET Characterization
3.5. Catalytic Performance
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Shin, H.U.; Abutaleb, A.; Lolla, D.; Chase, G.G. Effect of Calcination Temperature on NO–CO Decomposition by Pd Catalyst Nanoparticles Supported on Alumina Nanofibers. Fibers 2017, 5, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib5020022
Shin HU, Abutaleb A, Lolla D, Chase GG. Effect of Calcination Temperature on NO–CO Decomposition by Pd Catalyst Nanoparticles Supported on Alumina Nanofibers. Fibers. 2017; 5(2):22. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib5020022
Chicago/Turabian StyleShin, Hyeon Ung, Ahmed Abutaleb, Dinesh Lolla, and George G. Chase. 2017. "Effect of Calcination Temperature on NO–CO Decomposition by Pd Catalyst Nanoparticles Supported on Alumina Nanofibers" Fibers 5, no. 2: 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib5020022